• About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
Calgary Guardian
  • Home
  • Arts
    • Design
    • Fashion
    • Film
    • Literature
    • Performing Arts
    • Photography
    • Visual Arts
  • Lifestyle
    • Comedy
    • Outdoors
    • Pets
  • Food & Drink
    • Recipes
  • Music
    • Country
    • Electronic
    • Folk
    • Funk / Soul / RnB
    • Hip Hop
    • Indie
    • Jazz
    • Pop Music
    • Punk
    • Rock
  • Travel
    • Calgary Tourism
    • Alberta Travel
  • The City
    • Charity
    • Community
    • Local Business
    • History
Recent News
  • [ August 14, 2022 ] Crispy Rice Salad with Smashed Cucumbers by Bri Beaudoin, Author of Evergreen Kitchen Food & Drink
  • [ August 13, 2022 ] Lovey the cat needs a new loving home in the Calgary area Lifestyle
  • [ August 12, 2022 ] “Five Minutes With” Folk-pop musician, Elle McAndrews Folk
  • [ August 11, 2022 ] Franco Festival Calgary to be celebrated Saturday Aug 13 Performing Arts
  • [ August 10, 2022 ] “A Day in the Life” with contemporary abstract artist, Marie-Manon Corbeil Arts
HomeFirst Nation History

First Nation History

History

Vintage Photos of Camping from Western Canada

April 9, 2021 Tyler Dixon

Camping season is right around the corner. It’s a favourite pastime for many Albertans and something we look forward to each year as the days get warmer. With the spirit of that in mind, I […]

Vintage Photographs from the Cypress Hills Area
History

Vintage Photographs from the Cypress Hills Area

May 2, 2019 Tyler Dixon

The Cypress Hills are one of my favourite areas in this province. I have written several stories about the park and surrounding area including, The Highest Point Between the Rockies and Labrador, which is about […]

Historical Photos from Canmore and the Bow Valley
History

Historical Photos from Canmore and the Bow Valley

April 18, 2019 Tyler Dixon

The Bow Valley is our gateway to the Canadian Rockies. Popular mountain towns such as Canmore and Banff are located within its confines and the valley is home to a plethora of outdoor recreation opportunities. […]

History

The Colourful History of Fort Walsh in the Cypress Hills

April 5, 2019 Tyler Dixon

If you haven’t realized it by now I enjoy exploring old frontier forts that are scattered across western Canada. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Fort Whoop-Up in Lethbridge, Fort Normandeau near Red Deer, and Fort Calgary in its namesake […]

History

Historic Individuals that Calgary’s Bridges are Named After

April 4, 2019 Tyler Dixon

As a follow-up to my previous post, Historic Individuals that Calgary’s Major Roads and Trails are Named After, I am sticking with a similar theme and uncovering the stories behind some of Calgary’s landmarks. For […]

The Okotoks Erratic: The Rock That Ran
History

The Okotoks Erratic: The Rock That Ran

March 22, 2019 Tyler Dixon

In an otherwise feature-less field, just south of Calgary’s sprawling metropolis, sits an object so out of place from the rest of its surroundings it’s almost as though it was dropped from the sky. The […]

Vintage Photographs From Writing-On-Stone (Áísínai'pi)
Lifestyle

Vintage Photographs From Writing-On-Stone (Áísínai’pi)

March 21, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Writing-On-Stone is a provincial park in the southeast corner of Alberta near the Montana border. Vast open prairies meet endless sky before giving way to an otherworldly landscape in the Milk River Valley. The area […]

Historic individuals that Calgary's major roads and trails are named after
History

Historic Individuals that Calgary’s Major Roads and Trails are Named After

March 14, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Calgary is a unique city in many ways. One of the biggest things that distinguishes us from other metropolitan areas is how we name our major thoroughfares. The word “trail” is used across our city […]

Fort Calgary
Arts

Curated Collection of Vintage Photographs from Fort Calgary

March 7, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Calgary can trace its roots back to the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers, known as Moh’Kinsstis to the people of the Blackfoot Confederacy. The junction of these two rivers lies at the heart of […]

Kananaskis
Outdoors

Vintage Photographs of Kananaskis Through The Years

February 21, 2019 Tyler Dixon

2018 marked the 40th Anniversary of Kananaskis Country, one of the province’s flagship outdoor destinations. Although Premier Lougheed introduced Kananaskis to Albertans as a provincial park back in 1978 this mountain paradise was around a […]

Posts navigation

1 2 »

Follow us on Facebook

Most Recent Posts

  • Crispy Rice Salad
    Crispy Rice Salad with Smashed Cucumbers by Bri Beaudoin, Author of Evergreen Kitchen
    August 14, 2022
  • Lovey
    Lovey the cat needs a new loving home in the Calgary area
    August 13, 2022
  • Elle McAndrews
    “Five Minutes With” Folk-pop musician, Elle McAndrews
    August 12, 2022
  • Franco Festival Calgary
    Franco Festival Calgary to be celebrated Saturday Aug 13
    August 11, 2022
  • Marie-Manon Corbeil
    “A Day in the Life” with contemporary abstract artist, Marie-Manon Corbeil
    August 10, 2022
Calgary Guardian
  • About Calgary Guardian
  • Advertise on Calgary Guardian
  • Contact Calgary Guardian
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Login
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
About Us

A new way to see the news! A Calgary-Centric Lifestyle Magazine focusing on the Arts, Culture, Travel, Pets, History, Events, Charity + More

Archive

Copyright © 2022 | Calgary Guardian